Inspiring Image: Across the Moorland by Bracht

Eugen
Bracht (1842-1921) was a German landscape painter who traveled
extensively throughout Europe and the Middle East for his subject
matter. He was best known for his depictions of the Alps,
the desert, and the burgeoning industrialization happening in Europe at
the end of the 19th century.

In
his painting “Across the Moorland”, Bracht has romanticized the steam
engine which he relied upon for his travels to distant lands. He has captured the fairly unexceptional landscape beautifully, enhanced by the heavy, dramatic sky and mood lighting. The
train, despite being rather small in the painting, is made the focal
point by the contrast of the black engine next to white steam.